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'''Coastliner 700''' is a bus service operated in [[West Sussex]] and south east [[Hampshire]], England, by [[Stagecoach South]] between [[Brighton]] and [[Southsea]] via [[Worthing]], [[Littlehampton]], [[Wick,_West_Sussex|Wick]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Chichester]], [[Havant]], and [[Portsmouth]] with a general daytime frequency of every ten minutes.<ref name=newlv>{{cite web|publisher=Transport Illustrated|title=Hants & Sussex Part 1|url=http://transport-illustrated.blogspot.com/2011/02/hants-sussex-part-1.html|accessdate=24 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331044125/http://transport-illustrated.blogspot.com/2011/02/hants-sussex-part-1.html|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The route has its own livery and is usually operated with [[double-decker bus]]es.<ref name=newlv/> |
'''Coastliner 700''' is a bus service operated in [[West Sussex]] and south east [[Hampshire]], England, by [[Stagecoach South]] between [[Brighton]] and [[Southsea]] via [[Worthing]], [[Littlehampton]], [[Wick,_West_Sussex|Wick]], [[Bognor Regis]], [[Chichester]], [[Havant]], and [[Portsmouth]] with a general daytime frequency of every ten minutes.<ref name=newlv>{{cite web|publisher=Transport Illustrated|title=Hants & Sussex Part 1|url=http://transport-illustrated.blogspot.com/2011/02/hants-sussex-part-1.html|accessdate=24 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331044125/http://transport-illustrated.blogspot.com/2011/02/hants-sussex-part-1.html|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The route has its own livery and is usually operated with [[double-decker bus]]es.<ref name=newlv/> |
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The route was introduced in 1975, as the 'Stagecoach 700'<ref name=newlv /> operated by [[Southdown Motor Services]], a subsidiary of the state-owned [[National Bus Company (UK)|National Bus Company]] (NBC). A similar route numbered 31 had existed since the 1920s, but was broken up into shorter routes in the early 1970s to improve reliability; the 700 initially ran as a limited stop service to avoid the same reliability issues.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Osborne|first=Julian|title=Plus ca change, as they say in Worthing|journal=Buses|issue=719|date=February 2015|page=36}}</ref> It was operated by [[Eastern Coach Works|ECW]] bodied [[Bristol VR]]s and [[Charles H Roe]] / [[Park Royal Vehicles|Park Royal]] bodied [[Leyland Atlantean]]s. Southdown became an independent operator following the privatisation of NBC in 1986, and was taken over by the [[Stagecoach Group]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kraemer-Johnson |first1=Glyn |last2=Bishop |first2=John |title=The Heyday of Southdown |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |year=2003 |isbn=0711029199}}</ref><ref name=C&BW>"All change" ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' issue 1137 15 May 2014 pages 23–25</ref> |
The route was introduced in 1975, as the 'Stagecoach 700'<ref name=newlv /> operated by [[Southdown Motor Services]], a subsidiary of the state-owned [[National Bus Company (UK)|National Bus Company]] (NBC). A similar route numbered 31 had existed since the 1920s, but was broken up into shorter routes in the early 1970s to improve reliability; the 700 initially ran as a limited stop service to avoid the same reliability issues.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Osborne|first=Julian|title=Plus ca change, as they say in Worthing|journal=Buses|issue=719|date=February 2015|page=36}}</ref> It was operated by [[Eastern Coach Works|ECW]] bodied [[Bristol VR]]s and [[Charles H Roe]] / [[Park Royal Vehicles|Park Royal]] bodied [[Leyland Atlantean]]s. Southdown became an independent operator following the privatisation of NBC in 1986, and was taken over by the [[Stagecoach Group]] in 1989.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kraemer-Johnson |first1=Glyn |last2=Bishop |first2=John |title=The Heyday of Southdown |publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]] |year=2003 |isbn=0711029199}}</ref><ref name=C&BW>"All change" ''[[Coach & Bus Week]]'' issue 1137 15 May 2014 pages 23–25</ref> |
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Further upgrades, initially centred on [[Shoreham-by-Sea]] before being extended to the section of route between Worthing and Brighton, were announced in 2009, including bus priority measures at busy road junctions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/all_aboard_for_ride_on_the_coastal_expressway_1_1510389 |title=All aboard for ride on the Coastal Expressway |work=Sussex Express|date=18 February 2009}}</ref> By 2010 the service carried four million people per year;<ref name=TheNews>{{cite news |url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/south_coast_bus_travel_gets_a_green_upgrade_1_1248666 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421021711/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/south_coast_bus_travel_gets_a_green_upgrade_1_1248666 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |title=South coast bus travel gets a green upgrade |work=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]] |date=2 March 2010 }}</ref> in 2012, this figure was 4.9 million.<ref name=BRO>[http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/local/passengers-to-gain-from-more-buses-on-major-service-1-6029848 Passengers to gain from more buses on major service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122151444/http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/local/passengers-to-gain-from-more-buses-on-major-service-1-6029848 |date=22 January 2015 }} ''Bognor Regis Observer''</ref> Stagecoach introduced new vehicles in March 2010.<ref name=TheNews/> |
Further upgrades, initially centred on [[Shoreham-by-Sea]] before being extended to the section of route between Worthing and Brighton, were announced in 2009, including bus priority measures at busy road junctions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/all_aboard_for_ride_on_the_coastal_expressway_1_1510389 |title=All aboard for ride on the Coastal Expressway |work=Sussex Express|date=18 February 2009}}</ref> By 2010 the service carried four million people per year;<ref name=TheNews>{{cite news |url=http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/south_coast_bus_travel_gets_a_green_upgrade_1_1248666 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421021711/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/south_coast_bus_travel_gets_a_green_upgrade_1_1248666 |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |title=South coast bus travel gets a green upgrade |work=[[The News (Portsmouth)|The News]] |date=2 March 2010 }}</ref> in 2012, this figure was 4.9 million.<ref name=BRO>[http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/local/passengers-to-gain-from-more-buses-on-major-service-1-6029848 Passengers to gain from more buses on major service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122151444/http://www.bognor.co.uk/news/local/passengers-to-gain-from-more-buses-on-major-service-1-6029848 |date=22 January 2015 }} ''Bognor Regis Observer''</ref> Stagecoach introduced new vehicles in March 2010.<ref name=TheNews/> |
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The service has had its own livery from the beginning. It began with a coloured strip along the side of the green Southdown bus; now it is the regular Stagecoach livery, blue, white, orange and red, with the route description on the side, with individual buses having livery related to a certain town along the route, and slogans such as 'We took the Coastliner 700 to fun and fashion'.<ref name=newlv/><ref name=brandsurgery>{{cite web|title=The Brand Surgery|url=http://www.thebrandsurgery.co.uk/blog/2011/06/digital-marketing-campaign-is-a-royal-success/|publisher=The Brand Surgery|access-date=9 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213827/http://www.thebrandsurgery.co.uk/blog/2011/06/digital-marketing-campaign-is-a-royal-success/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- This *IS* a reliable source, it has photographs and references to other sites. So don't go getting rid of it quoting [[WP:SPS]], because that policy isn't valid here. Thanks. --> |
The service has had its own livery from the beginning. It began with a coloured strip along the side of the green Southdown bus; now it is the regular Stagecoach livery, blue, white, orange and red, with the route description on the side, with individual buses having livery related to a certain town along the route, and slogans such as 'We took the Coastliner 700 to fun and fashion'.<ref name=newlv/><ref name=brandsurgery>{{cite web|title=The Brand Surgery|url=http://www.thebrandsurgery.co.uk/blog/2011/06/digital-marketing-campaign-is-a-royal-success/|publisher=The Brand Surgery|access-date=9 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213827/http://www.thebrandsurgery.co.uk/blog/2011/06/digital-marketing-campaign-is-a-royal-success/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><!-- This *IS* a reliable source, it has photographs and references to other sites. So don't go getting rid of it quoting [[WP:SPS]], because that policy isn't valid here. Thanks. --> |
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[[Stagecoach The Wave routes|The Wave]], another South Coast route running from [[Dover]] to [[Eastbourne]] |
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| Operator | Stagecoach South |
| Vehicle | Alexander Dennis Enviro300 Alexander Dennis Enviro400 |
| Peak vehicle requirement | 47 |
| Predecessors | Route 31 |
| Night-time | Route N700 |
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| Start | Brighton |
| Via | Hove, Worthing, Littlehampton, Wick, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Havant, Portsmouth |
| End | Southsea |
| Length | 50.1 miles (80.6 km) |
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| Level | Daily |
| Journey time | 4 hours 20 minutes |
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Coastliner 700 is a bus service operated in West Sussex and south east Hampshire, England, by Stagecoach South between Brighton and Southsea via Worthing, Littlehampton, Wick, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Havant, and Portsmouth with a general daytime frequency of every ten minutes.[1] The route has its own livery and is usually operated with double-decker buses.[1]
History
The route was introduced in 1975, as the 'Stagecoach 700'[1] operated by Southdown Motor Services, a subsidiary of the state-owned National Bus Company (NBC). A similar route numbered 31 had existed since the 1920s, but was broken up into shorter routes in the early 1970s to improve reliability; the 700 initially ran as a limited stop service to avoid the same reliability issues.[2] It was operated by ECW bodied Bristol VRs and Charles H Roe / Park Royal bodied Leyland Atlanteans. Southdown became an independent operator following the privatisation of NBC in 1986, and was taken over by the Stagecoach Group in 1989.[3][4]
In 2006 the route, by now operated by the Stagecoach South division, was upgraded as part of a partnership between Stagecoach and several local authorities led by West Sussex County Council.[4] The partnership, initially marketed as "coastal fastway", included the introduction of new vehicles and electronic passenger information systems with the aim of increasing passenger numbers by 50% in five years. The upgrade provoked some criticism from Derek Deedman, county councillor for the Bramber Castle area, for failing to include benefits to other services linking the coast to towns such as Steyning.[5]
Further upgrades, initially centred on Shoreham-by-Sea before being extended to the section of route between Worthing and Brighton, were announced in 2009, including bus priority measures at busy road junctions.[6] By 2010 the service carried four million people per year;[7] in 2012, this figure was 4.9 million.[8] Stagecoach introduced new vehicles in March 2010.[7]
The service has had its own livery from the beginning. It began with a coloured strip along the side of the green Southdown bus; now it is the regular Stagecoach livery, blue, white, orange and red, with the route description on the side, with individual buses having livery related to a certain town along the route, and slogans such as 'We took the Coastliner 700 to fun and fashion'.[1][9]
Since May 2014, the Coastliner has been split into three services. One route runs between Brighton and Littlehampton, another between Littlehampton and Chichester and a third between Chichester and Portsmouth.[10] Other changes made at the same time included a higher frequency of service between Chichester and Portsmouth and between Littlehampton and Arundel, and the introduction of later evening journeys.[8][4]
Since April 2017, the Coastliner service no longer serves the tourist town of Arundel. Instead, the town is now served by an hourly service Number 9 to Littlehampton, Shoreham-by-Sea, and Holmbush Shopping Centre. This connects with the Coastliner at Littlehampton.
At the end of May 2021, Stagecoach applied their new yellow and gold 'long distance' brand to Coastliner buses and their associated publicity.[11]
Route
The route is operated from three Stagecoach depots, Worthing, Chichester and Portsmouth, and since 2010 has run with branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 and Alexander Dennis Enviro 300 vehicles.[7][1] The route has a peak vehicle requirement of 47. Twelve new vehicles were delivered in 2014.[8][10]
See also
- The Wave, another South Coast route running from Dover to Eastbourne
References
- ^ a b c d e "Hants & Sussex Part 1". Transport Illustrated. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ Osborne, Julian (February 2015). "Plus ca change, as they say in Worthing". Buses (719): 36.
- ^ Kraemer-Johnson, Glyn; Bishop, John (2003). The Heyday of Southdown. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0711029199.
- ^ a b c "All change" Coach & Bus Week issue 1137 15 May 2014 pages 23–25
- ^ "Horsham blamed over bus failure". West Sussex County Times. 3 February 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ^ "All aboard for ride on the Coastal Expressway". Sussex Express. 18 February 2009.
- ^ a b c "South coast bus travel gets a green upgrade". The News. 2 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b c Passengers to gain from more buses on major service Archived 22 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bognor Regis Observer
- ^ "The Brand Surgery". The Brand Surgery. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ a b Coastliner 700 improved Archived 22 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bus & Coach Buyer 17 April 2014
- ^ "Stagecoach Twitter Post". Twitter. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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External links
Media related to Coastliner 700 (bus route) at Wikimedia Commons